Kawasaki vs Suzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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Kawasaki Suzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$1101
$1020
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$3133
$3221
🏠 One person rent
$455
$359
🏘️ Family rent
$1082
$739
🍽️ Food expenses
$360
$431
🚐 Transport expenses
$191
$100
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$2552
$949
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
8 km
19 km
🎓 Higher education
99
70
😀 Quality of life
82
68
🏙️ Population
1.54M
12.7M

The cost of living in Kawasaki is 8% more expensive than in Suzhou. Cities ranked 4726th and 5170th ($1101 vs $1020) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 73rd and 11th in Japan and China, respectively. Check Japan vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 2.3 months in Kawasaki compared to 0.9 months in Suzhou. Kawasaki ranked 12th best city to live in Japan vs Suzhou ranked 27th in China, while ranked 355th and 3722nd among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Kawasaki vs Suzhou

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Kawasaki Suzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$6.1
$4.21
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$40.9
$63.5
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$4.46
$6.17
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.76
$4.6
☕ Cappuccino
$2.09
$4.78
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.93
$1.69
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$493
$466
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$273
$243
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$1129
$1276
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$822
$479
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$112
$57.8
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$172
$87.7
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$26.1
$12.8
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
1.49%
4.79%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$5293
$5502
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$2972
$4232
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$1.4
$0.42
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.7
$32.3
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$27
$4.67
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.14
$1.18
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.42
$2.81
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$1.7
$3.3
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.37
$1.78
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.05
$3.35
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$10.7
$15.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$5.9
$6.06
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16.1
$18.6
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.09
$2.87
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.2
$2.53
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.03
$3.83
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.19
$1.89
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.66
$1.3
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2
$1.66
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.57
$0.81
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.16
$1.71
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$8.68
$28.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$1.91
$1.08
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.96
$6
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$8.12
$12.8
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.12
$5.34
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$1.11
$1.46
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$1.57
$1.99
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$54.7
$69.7
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.4
$10
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$37.6
$71.7
💇 Haircut, simple
$14.4
$7.24
👖 Brand Jeans
$34.1
$82.7
👟 Brand Sneakers
$56.7
$96.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$510
$1756
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$15182
$22097

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Cities near Kawasaki

Distance City Cost of living
1.5 km or 0.9 mi Kawasaki-ku
$1009
11 km or 6.9 mi Yokohama
$1329
17 km or 11 mi Komae
$1099
19 km or 12 mi Tokyo
$1556
21 km or 13 mi Chofu
$1115
22 km or 14 mi Yamato
$1102
22 km or 14 mi Inagi
$1064
22 km or 14 mi Mitaka
$1117
23 km or 14 mi Machida
$1127
24 km or 15 mi Urayasu
$1062
25 km or 15 mi Hirai
$1051
25 km or 16 mi Sodegaura
$1054
25 km or 16 mi Kisarazu
$1064
25 km or 16 mi Musashino
$1105
26 km or 16 mi Kamakura
$1068
26 km or 16 mi Tama
$1041
26 km or 16 mi Ayase
$1130
26 km or 16 mi Fuchu
$1091
27 km or 17 mi Zama
$1075
27 km or 17 mi Zushi
$1060
27 km or 17 mi Koganei
$1067
27 km or 17 mi Fujisawa
$1166
27 km or 17 mi Nishitokyo
$1101
28 km or 17 mi Futtsu
$1069
28 km or 17 mi Kimitsu
$1064
29 km or 18 mi Ebina
$1167
29 km or 18 mi Hayama
$1070
30 km or 19 mi Yokosuka
$1136
30 km or 19 mi Kunitachi
$1042
30 km or 19 mi Kokubunji
$1057
31 km or 19 mi Wako
$1052
31 km or 19 mi Sagamihara
$1020
31 km or 19 mi Higashikurume
$1066
31 km or 19 mi Ichikawa
$985
31 km or 19 mi Kodaira
$1078
32 km or 20 mi Atsugi
$1267
32 km or 20 mi Tachikawa
$1056
32 km or 20 mi Funabashi
$1224
32 km or 20 mi Kawaguchi
$1052
33 km or 20 mi Hino
$1045

Cities near Suzhou

Distance City Cost of living
35 km or 22 mi Kunshan
$771
40 km or 25 mi Changshu
$731
43 km or 27 mi Wuxi
$687
49 km or 31 mi Taicang
$731
63 km or 39 mi Jiaxing
$596
64 km or 40 mi Zhangjiagang
$678
69 km or 43 mi Huzhou
$699
75 km or 47 mi Jiangyin
$688
76 km or 47 mi Yixing
$707
80 km or 50 mi Nantong
$651
82 km or 51 mi Shanghai
$1190
83 km or 52 mi Changzhou
$713
84 km or 52 mi Haimen
$682
85 km or 53 mi Jingjiang
$675
88 km or 55 mi Pudong
$1074
109 km or 68 mi Liyang
$694
112 km or 70 mi Taixing
$665
114 km or 71 mi Qidong
$763
120 km or 75 mi Rugao
$682
123 km or 77 mi Guangde
$707
125 km or 78 mi Hangzhou
$831
125 km or 78 mi Danyang
$625
129 km or 80 mi Yangzhong
$625
137 km or 85 mi Hai'an
$679
145 km or 90 mi Shaoxing
$755
148 km or 92 mi Taizhou
$651
149 km or 93 mi Zhenjiang
$524
156 km or 97 mi Jurong
$645
164 km or 102 mi Yangzhou
$631
173 km or 107 mi Ningguo
$720
175 km or 109 mi Yizheng
$617
175 km or 109 mi Dongtai
$703
182 km or 113 mi Xuancheng
$789
182 km or 113 mi Ningbo
$677
194 km or 120 mi Nanjing
$740
196 km or 122 mi Xinghua
$696
198 km or 123 mi Gaoyou
$652
202 km or 125 mi Zhoushan
$690
214 km or 133 mi Wuhu
$898
216 km or 134 mi Tianchang
$645